Srinagar, Mar 25: Jammu and Kashmir Government has nominated Public Information Officer and First Appellate Authority for the General Administration Department (GAD) which is a binding on it under the Right to Information Act-2009. According to official sources, an official order to the effect More

Jammu: The Centre has cut its financial assistance given to JK under JNNURM after the state failed to achieve its urban reform targets, the state government said in the LC today. An amount of Rs 46.94 crore, which is 10 per cent of the overall committed Additional Central Assistance (ACA), has been More

Kupwara, Mar 25: World TB day was observed at Kupwara Public School on Monday. On the occasion, the student took out a rally from DC office complex to District Tuberculosis Centre Kupwara via Main Chowk. The rally was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Sarmad Hafeez. More

Kargil, Mar 25: Army organized an Inter village cultural festival at Sainik Institute here to showcase talent of the locals. In a statement a defence spokesman said four teams belonging to Kaksar, Wagha, Budhkharbu and Kargil villages participated in the event. On the occasion,. Cdr More

Kunzar, Mar 25: A youth died in a road mishap at Kunzar here on Monday. Reports said the student Muzafar Ahmad Mir son of Abdul Ahad Mir of Mamoosa village was traveling towards Kunzar in a minibus. “Due to overcrowding, the student was standing close to a window. The minibus met with More

Srinagar, May 25: Dukhtaran-e-Millat has appealed to the people to pray for the health and speedy recovery of its chairperson Aasiya Andrabi. “Aasiya is suffering from different ailments. After undergoing surgery recently, there has been alarming increase in her asthma disease. Her blood More

ABID BASHIR

Srinagar, Mar 25: The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to clear electricity dues worth Rs 500 crores through a ‘notional payment mode’ by March end, Greater Kashmir has learnt. Reliable sources More

Jammu: The State Government today said that a proposed tunnel on the Mughal Road between Zaznar and Chattapani to keep the road open round the year, was under survey. "A tunnel is proposed on the 84-km More

Delegation Meets JI Chief, Sindh Governor, MQM Leadership

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Mar 25: A delegation of Kashmiri leaders from both sides of the Line of Control called on Jamaat-e-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hassan in Lahore on Monday. The delegation led by PaK premier More

Myanmar, Mar 25: About 300 people attacked a Masjid and destroyed shops and houses owned by Muslims in Oh The Kone town, about 50km from Rangoon, reports said. This comes after more troops arrived More

Setup more colleges and universities and increase intake capacities in the existing universities

HIGHER EDUCATION

SYED MAAJID RASHID ANDRABI

Education has a prime role in the development of any nation. Nations outperform themselves by virtue of the contributions made by their citizens, which stand witness to the importance of quality education More